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Cha Joo Young and Lee Hyun Wook are officially the main leads of the upcoming historical K-drama Won Kyung.
On October 26, tvN confirmed the casting of Cha Joo Young and Lee Hyun Wook and they also revealed that the series will premiere both on tvN and TVING in 2024.
Won Kyung will depict the life journey of Queen Won Kyung the kingmaker who made her husband Taejong Lee Bang Won gain power and become the third king 600 years ago. The upcoming K-drama will showcase the story of Won Kyung who had no choice but to be labeled as an incarnation of jealousy and desire.
The upcoming K-drama will be the next work of director Kim Sang Ho (Avengers Social Club, and Arang and the Magistrate) and screenwriter Lee Young Mi (Secrets, Objects). This will be their second collaboration of the two. They previously worked together in the 2020 K-drama Money Game.
Aside from Cha Joo Young and Lee Hyun Wook, brilliant actor Lee Sung Min will also join the series as the father-in-law of Won Kyung.
Won Kyung will be produced by Studio Dragon and JS Pictures. There is no specific airing date yet for the upcoming K-drama.
Cha Joo Young will play the role of Won Kyung. She was born to the Yeohung Min Clan, one of the 15th-generation families of the Goryeo Dynasty's Jaesangjijong (a family that can marry a royal family that produces ministers for generations). Won Kyung's goal is to be a world changer that's why she chose to marry Lee Bang Won. Won Kyung will do everything to make Lee Bang Won the King of Joseon and they will attain power together.
Lee Hyun Wook on the other hand will play the role of Lee Bang Won, Won Kyung's husband and the third King of Joseon. He is a person with an inferiority complex who received great power because of her wife. Although he is the king, he is still not recognized by his father.
The production team of the upcoming K-drama shared, "Cha Joo Young and Lee Hyun Wook will be first timers to historical K-dramas but despite that, they still showed solid acting. We appreciate that the main leads fully understand the intention of our work and focus on the marital relationship of the two characters. Viewers will be able to see a new story that has never been revealed before. Our story will be different from the previous dramas that also showcased Won Kyung and Lee Bang Won."
